Bruin's Slave Jail is a two-story brick building in Alexandria, Virginia, United States from which slave trader Joseph Bruin imprisoned slaves. Bruin's company, called Bruin and Hill, transported captured Africans to slave markets in the Southern United States.
At the start of the American Civil War, Joseph Bruin was captured himself and imprisoned in Washington, D.C. His property, including the slave jail, was confiscated by the U.S. Marshal and used as the Fairfax County Courthouse until 1865.
All that remains today of the entire compound is a brick, two-story structure that housed the slaves. Bruin’s home, kitchen, and wash-house no longer remain. The jail can be found at 1707 Duke Street in Alexandria.
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External links
Media related to Bruin's Slave Jail at Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Bruin and the Slave Trade, Official 2007 Historic Redevelopment Report
- Information on Bruin's Slave Jail from Virginia African Heritage Program
- Archaeology: Digging up History at the Bruin Slave Jail
